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Bruce Springsteen, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp to appear on all-star Shane MacGowan tribute album

Irish artists, British indie legends and US stars such as Tom Waits also contribute, with Springsteen writing essay about the ‘bottomless humanity’ of the late Pogues frontman

The Guardian - UK

'I miss him desperately': Shane MacGowan's widow reflects on grief one year on from The Pogues star's death

The Pogues singer died following a number of health complications, less than a month before what would have been his 66th birthday on Christmas Day

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan's widow felt 'suicidal' after his death

Victoria Mary Clarke has revealed she contemplated suicide after losing the singer last year.

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Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria Mary Clarke: ‘There were days when I felt suicidal after Shane died’

Exclusive: Artist, writer and long-term partner of the late Pogues frontman speaks about her grieving process a year on from his death, and how she’s channelled that into art for her first solo exhibition

The Independent UK

‘Art and music have always been like friends to me’: painter to the stars Jack Coulter

The Irish artist talks about his synaesthesia and being mutually inspired by musicians such as Elton John and Paul McCartney

The Guardian - UK

‘It meant so much to him’: Shane MacGowan’s wife on the hunt for his missing Easter Rising rifle

A widespread search has been sparked after Victoria Mary Clarke noticed a rifle owned by the late Pogues frontman was gone. She explains why this piece of history was one of the few possessions he cherished

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan's widow claims singer has contacted her from beyond the grave

Victoria Mary Clark has said The Pogues frontman has encouraged her to pick up a guitar following his passing

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Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria responds to Wham! scoring Christmas No 1 over The Pogues

‘Fairytale of New York’ placed sixth in the UK singles chart for Christmas, while Wham! broke a record after ‘Last Christmas’ took 39 years to get to No 1

The Independent UK

Five Great Reads: memories of Shane, a rogue’s gallery and the democracy Super Bowl

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Imogen Dewey

The Guardian - AU

Shane MacGowan's widow recalls him setting hotel rooms on fire and finding a groupie dead in living room

The journalist was with The Pogues frontman for decades, marrying in 2018 after some 32 years together

Evening Standard

Victoria Mary Clarke on her husband Shane MacGowan: ‘He gave up heroin and our connection deepened’

The couple spent more than 40 years together until his death last month. She talks about the excess and addiction, splits and reunions, and the powerful love that bound them together

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife admits ‘it’s very hard to feel sad’ after singer’s death

The Pogues singer is being mourned by the music world after he died from pneumonia on 30 November, aged 65

The Independent UK

The Pogues reissuing Christmas classic ‘Fairytale Of New York’ in wake of Shane MacGowan’s death

A seven-inch vinyl version of the festive drunk tank crowd-pleaser is now available to pre-order, with sales proceeds going to one of the hard-living punk poet’s favourite charities

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan ‘left €10,000 behind bar for VIP wake’

The Pogues frontman’s final farewell was marked by a celebrity wake at a tiny pub – said to have been funded by the singer as part of his dying wish for mourners to have a drink on him

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Sam Ryder rooting for The Pogues to land Christmas No 1: ‘That would be a gorgeous moment’

Eurovision star has released his own Christmas single, but would love to see the late Shane MacGowan score his first festive top spot

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria thanks ‘tower of strength’ Johnny Depp

Irish author pays tribute to her late husband’s friend, who was seen carrying the Pogues frontman’s coffin into the church before he delivered a reading at the service

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'Shane hated funerals': Crowds and celebrities gather for Shane MacGowan's funeral

CELEBRITIES, politicians, and former bandmates all flocked to small Irish town of Nenagh in Country Tipperary on Friday to celebrate the life of…

The Independent UK

Johnny Depp and Nick Cave join thousands to celebrate life of Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan

Crowds sing ‘Fairytale of New York’ in the streets as Hollywood actors and legendary musicians pay tribute to the beloved Anglo-Irish poet at a funeral that is musical, eccletic, bittersweet and heartfelt

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The Independent UK

Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan urged Johnny Depp to forgive Amber Heard, widow reveals in eulogy

Depp and MacGowan were friends for more than 30 years before the singer’s death last week

The Independent UK

Why Shane MacGowan’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ could still not make Christmas No1

Fans of The Pogues are hoping for ‘Fairytale of New York’ to top the Christmas charts following MacGowan’s death on 30 November – but it’s already battling Wham!

The Guardian - UK

‘All punk power and visceral emotion’: farewell, Shane MacGowan, my Celtic soul brother

His best songs made you cry and raise a clenched fist at the same time. Yet the man I knew was also a gentle, poetic soul, says Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie

The Independent UK

‘I’m Shane MacGowan’s undertaker… after pulling him pints for 20 years’

The man in charge of The Pogues singer’s funeral also used to run his favourite pub in Tipperary

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan's widow shares emotional update ahead of The Pogues singer's funeral

The Irish singer's funeral mass will take place on Friday in Tipperary

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan’s wife Victoria ‘can’t believe’ funeral is on Friday

‘Tomorrow is Shane’s funeral which is hard to believe and probably I won’t believe it for a while,’ Victoria Mary Clarke says

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan’s widow Victoria Mary Clarke admits: 'I spent 35 years worrying about his death'

The Pogues singer died last week at the age of 65

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